New Modus Operandi of Gov't Officials . . .

[jjmd3_787]

Calling the attention of President Noy Noy :

[SIZE=3]Goodbye wang-wang, hello ‘traffic sweepers’[/SIZE]


Cliche it might be, but it remains true: If there is a will, there is a way. Stubborn government officials have found a way to run around the “no wang-wang (siren)" policy of President Benigno Aquino III in traveling through congested city traffic.
Buhay party-list Rep. Irwin Tieng has noticed that the new modus operandi seems to be employing “traffic sweepers," or escort vehicles whose task is to clear a path through traffic by blocking other vehicles.
“In my everyday trip to Congress, I have, on several occasions, witnessed government officials, who despite not using sirens en route to their respective offices, have been using escort vehicles to block off other cars as they pass along the heavily-congested roads," Tieng said. He added: “These government officials, with the aid of their traffic sweepers, can then counter the flow of traffic. So basically, these traffic sweepers replaced the wang-wang." Tieng said traffic sweepers are usually a pair of motorcycles or a pair of cars and a back-up vehicle. He said an advance motorcycle or car goes ahead to block the traffic while the official’s vehicle passes through. Beside it is another vehicle which serves as security and a third vehicle stays at the rear. “I think the President, or whoever is concerned, should take a serious look at this practice if indeed, President Aquino is sincere in his inaugural promise to do away with government officials abusing their position," said Tieng. In his inaugural speech last July after taking his oath as the country’s 15th president, Aquino vowed to go after those who abuse power and set an example by not using wang-wang. (See: Aquino vows to pursue 'true and complete justice for all')—Amita O. Legaspi/JV, GMANews.TV

[bender]

Not just gov't officials do this. I had the irritating experience of tricycles serving as a blocking party for a funeral car on a Sunday afternoon. While I has waiting for the traffic light to clear so that I can turn left into Del Monte from Araneta Avenue, A tricycle suddenly blocked me just when the traffic light turned green. Since I was already waiting for quite sometime. I got irritated as their convoy took up the entire time the traffic light was green.

[coiter]

may mga for hire na rin na mga 'hawi cycles/scooters' for parades, motorcades, etc. funeral processions mapapatawad ko pa. pero pag mga product promos, liga ng baranggay, and syempre "VIPs" di dapat pwede!

funny rin na ganitong bagay na lang e presidente pa dapat magasikaso hehehe

[xtremerider]

Wala na talagang magagawa sa mga buwaya na ito...Lahat gagawin para lang makapang gulang at maipakita sa taong bayan na sila pa din ang nasa pwesto at nakakaangat sa lahat...

Pilipinas...kelan ka pa kaya titino...

[BratPAQ]

kung dala ko truck, or pickup with bullbars, tutulyan ko yang mga sweepers na yan. green ako red sila, obstruction pa sila. i will win in court.

[uls]

pilosopo ang pinoy diba?

pinagbawal ang wangwang

pero di naman pinagbawal ang escorts

so may escorts parin

di lang ginagamit ang wangwang

at least ngayon si na sila maingay

hehehe

[Quint]

Parang pamilyar yan ha. Ako, nasa one way street, tapos may bumulagang motor. Naka raincoat ang mga mokong, sumalubong at nakipag titigan pa. Binabaan ko ng bintana, at sabi ko, one-way. Sabi sa 'kin Pulis daw sila. Eh di sabi ko, bad example ka pala.

[gertrude]

encountered one, i was going to work early 7:00am, driving along araneta ave. goint to the direction of SM Sta. Mesa. I was approaching a stop light signal in the corner of Palanza St., (infront of Goodyear Sevitek) when this motorcylce escort came ahead of me. eh nasa unahan ako ng outer most lane, i looked at my rear view, may LC na naka-hazard signal and the driver was flashing his head lights like telling me to move forward. then this escort blocked the way of vehicles going out of Palanza St., para nga maka-abante na yung ini-escortan nya na nasa likod ko.

what i did? i did'nt move. then this escort came to me knocked on my window and said (W/ A LOUD VOICE):

Escort Cop: Pare, paki-abante mo na.
Me: Boss chief, stop pa po oh, red signal pa!
Escort Cop: bi-nlock ko naman eh!
Me: Boss, kung si Presidente nga ho eh, naka-stop pag red light, sino po ba yang VIP nyo? pwede po bang malaman? (i was thinking of putting it here at GOONSQUAD)
Escort Cop: di bale na lang! sige na!

then he walked right back to his motor cycle until the signal goes green again. i looked again at my rear view, they turned right at palanza st.

siguro na-sindak nung tinanong ko kung sino VIP dun sa LC. (may yellow ribbon sticker pa kase yung auto ko eh!)

i didnt get the plates, there nothing displayed.

[shedow]

may mga for hire na rin na mga 'hawi cycles/scooters' for parades, motorcades, etc. funeral processions mapapatawad ko pa. pero pag mga product promos, liga ng baranggay, and syempre "VIPs" di dapat pwede!

funny rin na ganitong bagay na lang e presidente pa dapat magasikaso hehehe

e ganun lang kasi capacidad ni PNOY e

wangwang, opm

dun siya magaling

kaya itong bagay sa kanyang trabaho

[tidus1203]

Oh no... Here comes back those people who try to impersonate Tsikot members...